The Hook Makes Me Brave

Chapter 3

"Harry! Wake up!"  Someone shouted. Harry fluttered his eyes open to see his sisters shaking him. "Wake up! Are you dead? Speak to us! You're not that stupid! Come on, Harry!"

"Shut up!" Harry jumped onto his sisters and they wrestled. Gil, Uma and Dizzy had to cover their ears because of the language they were using and how loud they were shouting. "Gotcha!" Harry pinned both of his sisters to the floor.

"Let me up!" CJ kicked Harry off her and stood up with Harriet.

"When did you two get here?" Harry asked his sisters.

Harriet shrugged. "About 20 minutes after you got here. I dove through the barrier before it closed and hitched a ride with CJ."

"Harry, where did you go last night?" Gil asked him.

The Hook boy remembered Meribeth. "Nowhere."

"Don't lie to us, Harry." Uma crossed her arms over her chest.

"Fine." Harry sighed. "I went to this beautiful place and I met a girl. She's so amazing." He smiled.

"Who?" Harriet sat next to him on his bed.

"Meribeth, princess of DunBroch, daughter of Chief Hiccup Haddock of Berk and Queen Merida of DunBroch." Harry realised that was a bit too much.

"Wow." Dizzy was a bit creeped out.

"She gets bullied by everyone but Mal, Jay, Evie and Carlos so she will be sitting with us at lunch." Harry looked at Dizzy. "She has a chestnut Marsh Tacky called Archie."

Dizzy grinned. "That's amazing!"

"Does Ben bully her?" Uma asked.

Harry nodded. "Yeah. Every AK in this school bullies her."

Gil smiled. "I would like to meet her."

"It's lunch time. Let's go meet the others." Harry lead everyone to the cafeteria. They grabbed their lunches and they sat with the Core Four, Freddie, Audrey, Ben, Lonnie, Jane and Doug.

"Hey, guys." Ben gasped as he saw CJ and Harriet.

"I'll keep them away from trouble." Harry sat down in between his sisters.

"The food here smells better than what we had back on the Isle." Gil started stuffing his face.

Dizzy swallowed the piece of pancake in her mouth. "And tastes amazing!"

"There's Meribeth. Beth!" Harry called to his new friend. Meribeth looked at him and she shook her head. Harry looked at the people on his table and then he remembered. "AKs, go."

"Why?" Audrey asked.

"Just go." Harry showed them his hook and the AKs left. Meribeth sat next to Jay and Carlos. "Everyone, this is my new friend, Meribeth."

"I know Mal, Jay, Evie and Carlos." Meribeth smiled at the Core Four.

"Introduce yourself, guys." Harry mumbled loud enough for his friends so they could hear him.

Uma smiled at Meribeth. "I'm Uma, daughter of Ursula. Harry's my first mate."

"I'm Gil, son of Gaston. Harry's one of my best mates." Gil ate his carrots.

"I'm Dizzy Tremaine, daughter of Drizella Tremaine." Dizzy offered Meribeth her apple. Meribeth took it and thanked her.

Harriet took off her hat. "I'm Harriet, Harry's big sister."

"And I'm CJ, Harry's younger sister." CJ shook Meribeth's hand.

"It's nice to meet you all." Meribeth poked her porridge with her spoon.

"Core Four, can you do me a favour?" Harry looked over at Mal, Jay, Evie and Carlos.

Jay smiled. "Sure."

"Can you talk to Ben, Lonnie, Doug, Jane and Audrey about bullying Meribeth?" Harry spread butter onto his toast.

Carlos laughed. "They would never bully her."

Meribeth sighed. "But they do. Everyone bullies me because of my mum and dad."

"We'll talk to our partners. Isn't that right, Jay?" Evie glared at Jay.

Jay shook his head. "No."

Mal slapped him. "Yes."

"I'm not talking to Audrey and Lonnie." Jay leaned back in his chair. "I'm not dating them. Heck, I haven't even kissed them."

Carlos sniggered. "In your dreams, yes."

"I'm not talking to them." Jay grabbed their waters and he threw Mal, Evie and Carlos's waters in their faces.

His friends laughed. "Jay!"

"That's best friend love." Jay put his hands behind his head. His friends poured water on him and they started attacking him. The best friends fell on top of each other, laughing. They sat in their chairs again.

Aziz, son of Aladdin and Jasmine, slammed his hands on the table. "What's Weirdo doing sitting with you guys?"

Carlos cracked his knuckles. "She's our friend."

"You guys are popular and beautiful." Aziz pointed to Meribeth. "She's unpopular and ugly."

Mal stood up. "Well, you better move your Arabian butt before I move it for you." Jay, Evie and Carlos joined her.

Aziz walked over to them. "What if I don't?"

"Then we'll go rotten to the core on you." Evie folded her arms over her chest.

"Go on." Aziz smirked. Jay stuck out his foot behind him so Mal, Evie and Carlos pushed him over. Aziz fell to the floor and then he ran away.

Meribeth smiled. "Wow, thanks."

"We're friends, aren't we?" Evie asked.

"I guess so." Meribeth hid her face with her hair as her siblings walked passed her.

"Bethany!" Horrendous slapped her across the head.

"Go away." Meribeth mumbled.

"Yeah, leave her alone." Harriet looked over at Millie.

Mason glared at Harriet. "Shut up, cutie."

"Go away!" Meribeth pushed Hiccuo. They soon walked to the other side of the room.

"What's their problem?" Gil asked.

"No respect." Meribeth ran out the room. She rode Archie to the Enchanted Lake.

"I feel so sorry to her." Dizzy ate her snickers bar.

"I'll go find her." Harriet walked out of the cafeteria.

"Shouldn't you be going, Harry?" Mal asked him.

Harry sighed. "She's already gone."